As Leslie Leyland Fields once wrote, there are times "when Mother’s Day feels like a minefield." Women who long for children may find themselves mourning another year gone by without them. Single mothers with no partner to initiate a celebration may feel lonely rather than lauded. There may be no perfect solution for holidays like Mother’s Day—these annual celebrations that can quickly devolve into a social media display of the haves and the have nots. But there can be the certainty for every woman on this oft-tempestuous Sunday that she is not alone: For women who mourn.
Viral Jesus Episode 2 | 33 minA Billion Views of Hope Kristina Kuzmic, ‘the mother of all mom bloggers,’ lifts others up by being hilariously transparent about her own imperfections.
Sponsored by Lutheran Hour Ministries Social Media Offers Hope to Ugandan Man While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many LHM ministry centers to limit or modify typical in-person outreach activities, it has also opened doors for reaching people in new ways.
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